Security News

Facebook and GitHub test new account recovery option (Help Net Security)
2017-01-31 21:47

Facebook and GitHub have partnered to provide GitHub users who employ two-factor authentication an easier way to recover access to their account in case they get locked out of it. Users may lose...

Facebook Tackles Account Recovery with Delegated Recovery Protocol (Threatpost)
2017-01-30 20:56

Facebook's Delegated Recovery delegates account-recovery permissions to third-party accounts controlled by the user. GitHub is the program's first partner.

Facebook gets physical for safer logins (Help Net Security)
2017-01-27 14:40

Facebook has been offering the two factor authentication login option for a while now, and is now trying to make its use easier than ever before. “Most people get their security code for login...

Facebook Touts ‘Safer’ Security Key Login (Threatpost)
2017-01-26 19:38

Facebook is letting users tie a physical security key to their account as an added layer of security.